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| Novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard dies | Novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard dies |
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| The Cazalet Chronicles author Elizabeth Jane Howard, who was also an actress, model and playwright, has died aged 90. | The Cazalet Chronicles author Elizabeth Jane Howard, who was also an actress, model and playwright, has died aged 90. |
| Her publicist of nearly 40 years, Jackie Graham confirmed to the BBC that she died "peacefully - after a short illness" at home in Bungay, Suffolk this afternoon. | Her publicist of nearly 40 years, Jackie Graham confirmed to the BBC that she died "peacefully - after a short illness" at home in Bungay, Suffolk this afternoon. |
| She was married three times, including to fellow author Sir Kingsley Amis. | She was married three times, including to fellow author Sir Kingsley Amis. |
| Charting the fortunes of the upper-class Cazalet family, the works have been dramatised by BBC TV and Radio 4. | Charting the fortunes of the upper-class Cazalet family, the works have been dramatised by BBC TV and Radio 4. |
| All Change, the fifth book in the series, was published in November 2013. | All Change, the fifth book in the series, was published in November 2013. |
| The highly-acclaimed novels, which also include The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off, have sold millions of copies worldwide. | The highly-acclaimed novels, which also include The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off, have sold millions of copies worldwide. |
| She was praised for her deft characterizations of alienated people and her sensitivity to the nuances of family relationships. | She was praised for her deft characterizations of alienated people and her sensitivity to the nuances of family relationships. |
| At just 19, she married Sir Peter Scott, the son of Captain Scott of the Antarctic and went on to marry twice more, most famously and tempestuously to Kingsley Amis. | |
| Howard originally worked as a theatre actress and was a broadcaster for the BBC during World War II, before taking to writing in the 1950s. | Howard originally worked as a theatre actress and was a broadcaster for the BBC during World War II, before taking to writing in the 1950s. |
| Her other novels include The Beautiful Visit, The Long View, After Julius and Something in Disguise. | Her other novels include The Beautiful Visit, The Long View, After Julius and Something in Disguise. |
| Howard also wrote TV scripts for the likes of Upstairs, Downstairs and penned short fiction such as Mr Wrong. She edited The Lover's Companion in 1978. | Howard also wrote TV scripts for the likes of Upstairs, Downstairs and penned short fiction such as Mr Wrong. She edited The Lover's Companion in 1978. |
| Speaking to Radio 4's Jim Naughtie for an interview broadcast in December 2013, Howard revealed that she had already started writing another novel, outside the Cazalet series. | Speaking to Radio 4's Jim Naughtie for an interview broadcast in December 2013, Howard revealed that she had already started writing another novel, outside the Cazalet series. |
| "It makes me want to get up in the morning, which I don't think I'd want to do much otherwise," said Howard. | "It makes me want to get up in the morning, which I don't think I'd want to do much otherwise," said Howard. |
| "And it's fascinating - the more you think you know about a character, the more you find out about them." | "And it's fascinating - the more you think you know about a character, the more you find out about them." |
| She also spoke about her own bohemian life, affairs and marriages. Naughtie asked: "It was pretty frisky, wasn't it?," to which she replied, "Oh yes it was." | She also spoke about her own bohemian life, affairs and marriages. Naughtie asked: "It was pretty frisky, wasn't it?," to which she replied, "Oh yes it was." |
| "And, do you know, I wasn't the only frisker," Howard continued. | "And, do you know, I wasn't the only frisker," Howard continued. |
| "Frisky was quite popular in those days. Wars always make people pretty unfaithful, because they feel this might be their last chance." | "Frisky was quite popular in those days. Wars always make people pretty unfaithful, because they feel this might be their last chance." |
| Naughtie asked if she would have been able to write those books if she had not had those love affairs. | Naughtie asked if she would have been able to write those books if she had not had those love affairs. |
| "That's probably true but they might have been even more roaring. Who can tell?" | "That's probably true but they might have been even more roaring. Who can tell?" |
| Her autobiography, Slipstream, was published in 2002, which the Telegraph said, proved she was unlike most autobiographers. | Her autobiography, Slipstream, was published in 2002, which the Telegraph said, proved she was unlike most autobiographers. |
| "Elizabeth Jane Howard seems not to be aiming for admiration or approval; she paints a quite unattractive picture of the young woman she used to be," it said. | "Elizabeth Jane Howard seems not to be aiming for admiration or approval; she paints a quite unattractive picture of the young woman she used to be," it said. |
| The book revealed that on one holiday, she and ex-husband Sir Kingsley - who she was married to for 18 years, had written a few pages of each other's novels after swapping typewriters. | The book revealed that on one holiday, she and ex-husband Sir Kingsley - who she was married to for 18 years, had written a few pages of each other's novels after swapping typewriters. |
| "Kingsley started chewing his nails and staring into space when he was writing mine. I started laughing when I was writing his," she said. | "Kingsley started chewing his nails and staring into space when he was writing mine. I started laughing when I was writing his," she said. |
| However, her novel writing took second place as she threw herself into family life following their marriage in 1965, after meeting at the Cheltenham Literary Festival. | However, her novel writing took second place as she threw herself into family life following their marriage in 1965, after meeting at the Cheltenham Literary Festival. |
| During an interview with Bookanista, Howard said Sir Kingsley and Cecil Day-Lewis, with whom she had an affair, were the only people she could talk to about writing. | During an interview with Bookanista, Howard said Sir Kingsley and Cecil Day-Lewis, with whom she had an affair, were the only people she could talk to about writing. |
| She also revealed that she had written what proved to be her final novel, All Change, in just a year. | She also revealed that she had written what proved to be her final novel, All Change, in just a year. |
| "I had a steady regime, which is what I wanted. I've been looking after other people all my life, as women do," said Howard. | "I had a steady regime, which is what I wanted. I've been looking after other people all my life, as women do," said Howard. |
| She described the "short time of euphoria" when she finished a book as "a lovely feeling, it's probably one of the best feelings in the world". | She described the "short time of euphoria" when she finished a book as "a lovely feeling, it's probably one of the best feelings in the world". |
| However she admitted to being "very frightened of writing". | However she admitted to being "very frightened of writing". |
| "You've got to be pretty nervous about the challenge, the blank page - anything could be on it, it could be crap or it could be wonderful," she said. | "You've got to be pretty nervous about the challenge, the blank page - anything could be on it, it could be crap or it could be wonderful," she said. |